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Which country is the favourite to win the World Cup?

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hell noooooo! england.. naaaaaah dnt tinkkkkk sooo! :giggling: dey rubbish.. still celebratin the '66 winnin! haha
 
Pshh at ya! One win better den non at all eh eh eh ;)...Muhahahaha Englaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand Zindaband...!!!!!!!! Peaceeeeeeeeeee! x
 
hehe why isnt Holland mentioned in the poll.. is it that unbelievable for them to win the worldcup..... :?
 
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I think the one who had given the polls doesnt know to much about football.
He has missed too many important teams in the poll like
Czech Republic Ranking 2
Netherlands Ranking 3
Mexico Ranking 6 etc
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NETHERLANDS PROFILE
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Ranking :3
Qualified in world Cup :7 times
Netherlands is one of the favourites to win the world cup
It has some world class players in its team
Like
Van der Val
Van der Saar
Van Nisterlooy
Van Bronckhoust
Van Persie
Makaay etc

Netherlands did very good in previous World CUPs
In 1998 they finished fourth

They finished runners-up in the 1974 FIFA World Cup™ as a team boasting the great Johan Cruyff and Johan Neeskens lost 2-1 to the hosts Germany.
Four years later in Argentina they made it to the final again, losing out 3-1 to the host country in Buenos Aires to become the first back-to-back runners-up. They were also Euripean Champions in 1988

Ruud Van Nistelrooy was the fourth top scorer in European zone with 7 goals.
Also he was the second top scorer in FA Premiear league with 21 goals after Henry (27 goals)

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Who's watching da friendly between England and Jamiaca. J r gettin whooped so badly again. LOL
 
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*hate football* but beanpoles robotic dance is hilarious
 
whooooooped big timeeeee! omdayzzz.. 6-0.. i wntd jamaica :|

honestli.. 6-0.. daaaaaamn, oh well jamaica aint all dat gud neways.. lol..

dese weird lil boys were walking around the streets shouting "come on england".. how sad LOL..

come on BRAZILLLLLL!
 
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Italaian team Profile
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INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

• Winners of the 1934, 1938, and 1982 World Cups
• Reached the final at 1970 and 1994 World Cup
• European champions in 1968

WORLD CUP RECORD

15 appearances (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)

COLOURS

Blue shirts, white shorts, blue socks.

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Italy's strong national league, boasting world-famous sides such as AC Milan, Juventus and Inter Milan, has traditionally provided the platform for a competitive Italy team. Over the years, Serie A has produced true legends of the game such as Roberto Baggio, Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi, Gianni Rivera and the unforgettable Dino Zoff who played in the victorious 1982 side at the age of 40.

However, life has not always been a bed of roses for the Italians, who have suffered their fair share of disappointments, including an abrupt exit from the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™. After battling their way through to the Round of 16, the Azzurri succumbed to hosts Korea Republic. Italy led for most of the match but conceded a late equaliser and the South Koreans secured victory with an extra-time golden goal.


The Italians have under-achieved in the last two major tournaments but enter the World Cup finals in genuine hope of winning the competition. Despite massive expectation back home, the 2006 flavour has sufficient in-depth quality to make an impact in Germany given a modicum of good fortune and providing they can emerge from a challenging Group E which contains the USA, Ghana and the Czech Republic.

At full-back Juventus' world class left-back Gianlucca Zambrotta will provide an attacking outlet. However, Palermo's Fabio Grosso may come in on the left side, allowing Zambrotta to move to the right. Although coach Marcello Lippi flirted with a back-three he now seems to have settled on a flat four for the finals.

The midfield mix, however, will decide Italy's fate. How will Lippi balance an eclectic group of talents that includes the nippy right-sided midfielder Mauro Camoramesi of Juventus, Milan's gifted Andrea Pirlo and Roma's Daniele de Rossi? Milan's Gennaro Ivan Gattuso will provide the midfield a backbone, which could be especially important given the potential loss of Totti.

Up-front veteran striker Alessandro Del Pierro could make the squad but is will not start up front for Italy. It is likely to be Milan's bright young star Alberto Gillardino - the Serie A sensation - and Fiorentina's target-man Luca Toni who will start the tournament. Squad depth will potentially come from Udienese's Roma-bound Vincenzo Iaquinta.

There may be no place in Lippi's squad for the gifted but unpredictable Real Madrid forward Antonio Cassano who did not make the spring training camp selection.

Goalkeepers Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Angelo Peruzzi (Lazio), Marco Amelia (Livorno)
Defenders Massimo Oddo (Lazio), Cristian Zaccardo (Palermo), Marco Materazzi (Inter Milan), Andrea Barzagli (Palermo), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Gianluca Zambrotta (Juventus), Fabio Grosso (Palermo)
Midfielders Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Gennaro Gattuso (AC Milan), Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan), Simone Perrotta (Roma), Daniele De Rossi (Roma), Simone Barone (Palermo), Francesco Totti (Roma)
Forwards Luca Toni (Fiorentina), Alberto Gilardino (AC Milan), Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan), Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus), Vincenzo Iaquinta (Udinese)

FORMATION (Example)


-----------Del Piero-------Toni-----------

Pirlo------Gattuso---Totti------Camoranesi

Canavora--Nesta---Zambrotta---Materazzi

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Team Stars
Gilardinho*
Toni*
Totti*
Del Piero*
Nesta*


COACH
Marcello Lippi (58) has seen it and done it more than once. Alex Ferguson's long time foe-cum acquaintance has won countless trophies as a club manager, latterly with Inter Milan but most famously with Juventus. Lippi took Juve to three scudetti, as well as the Champions League and one Intercontinental Cup before taking the Azzuri's reigns in 2004 after Trappatoni's second poor tournament in succession.






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6-0 to England, can they do the same in the world cup?

Salamu Aleykum

Saturday match was so boring, for england it was goal after goal after goal.
thier goalie was probably snoring the whole time because the ball rarely came to him or near his post.
Jamiaca were alright, though they played individually.

I'm afraid that in the world cup it won't be as easy as this though, i mean with teams like france, germany and the dangerous Brazil.

This is going to be one exciting world cup Insha allah.:) :)
 
Iqram said:
It doesn't really pluck my interest anymore.......

And, I cudn't care less...........

4 years ago, my whole room was postered with the 2002 world cup........

Now.....I don't even give a hoot.........

What's happening to me?

Everything I ever loved just went out the window.
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Sorry to hear that bro. You need to rekindle your fire of life. Do you like basketball? How bout tuning in the NBA finals this week? My Dallas Mavericks are playing Big Shaq and the Miami Heat.
 
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